Pictures of the day: October 7, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 07, 2016
A lighting strike and heavy rain clouds are seen over a barn surrounded by fields of soybeans in Donnellson, Iowa, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Commuters make their way through heavy rain in Jacksonville, Florida. PHOTO: AFP

Brazil's Neymar gestures on the ground after receiving an elbow to the face by Bolivia's Yasmani Duk during the Russia 2018 World Cup football qualifier match in Natal, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani protesters burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a demonstration in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP

Antonio Cardoso of Portugal performs during round one of the 7th stage of the Bodyboard World Tour in Nazare. PHOTO: AFP

This NOAA-NASA Goes East project satellite image shows Hurricane Matthew(L)in the Caribbean and Tropical Storm Nicole(R)to the east of Hurricane Matthew in the Atlantic. PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken from the top of Mount Zardak, through binoculars shows the city of Nineveh, about 25 kilometres east of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters hold a position on the top of Mount Zardak, about 25 kilometres east of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

A woman from Afghanistan stands at the entrance to her prefabricated house at the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the island of Lesbos. PHOTO: AFP

Oklahoma's forward Andre Roberson dunks the ball during the NBA Global Games Europe 2016 basketball match between FC Barcelona Lassa and Oklahoma City Thunder at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. PHOTO: AFP

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton looks on during a fundraiser at the Capitol Hill Hyatt hotel in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP

A 100 Yuan note is seen in this illustration picture in Beijing. PHOTO: REUTERS

A car damaged by typhoon Chaba is seen in Ulsan, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man exercises his dog on the beach at dawn in Falmouth, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

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